The aim of this study is to show how teachers plan for whole class discussions during problem solving lessons in years 4–6. The study has conducted interviews with five teachers who teach maths in years 4-6. The interviews were done both online and in person. To reach the goal of this study, I used five practices that Stein et.al has created to analyse my result and to come to a conclusion. In this study, I have used previous research about problem solving to help me understand my questions and to reach my aim. To help me analyse my results, I initially did a text analysis, and then, I did a content analysis. I used five practices by Stein et.al for my theory; these five practices can be used as a guideline for teachers when they are planning for problem solving lessons. The conclusion of this study is that teachers try to plan for whole class discussions during problem solving lessons, but they do not all the steps in the practice that Stein et.al has created. / <p>Matematik</p>

Tidigare studier har visat att matematiken i svenska skolan till övervägande del handlar om att räkna i läroboken samtidigt som det också påvisats att dessa i för låg utsträckning innehåller uppgifter som låter eleverna arbeta med problemlösning. Forskning menar att problemlösningsförmågan handlar om att ha en bred repertoar av strategier och en förståelse för hur dessa hänger samman och hur de kan användas. Förmågan förklaras som att kunna tänka kreativt och värdera sina kunskaper för att på bästa sätt angripa ett problem. För att utveckla detta måste eleverna få diskutera, konstruera egna problem och lösa problem på många sätt. De måste också få lösa många problem under en lång period. Denna studie har jämfört två läroböcker i årskurs fem som används i skolor och tittat på deras innehåll och uppbyggnad för att se hur de möjliggör utvecklingen av problemlösningsförmågan. Studien visade att båda läromedlen innehåller en låg andel matematiska problem och eleverna uppmanas att diskutera mycket lite. Eleverna ombeds aldrig att lösa ett problem på fler än ett sätt och bara i det ena läromedlet får eleverna träna på att skapa egna problem. Slutsatsen blev att båda läromedlen behöver kompletteras med annan undervisning om eleverna ska utveckla problemlösningsförmågan i matematik. / Previous studies have shown that mathematics in Swedish school for most part consists of calculating in the textbook when it at the same time has been proven that the textbooks in a too low extent contains tasks that allow the pupils to work with problem solving. Research mean that the problem-solving ability is about having a broad repertoire of strategies and an understanding for how these are associated and how they can be used. The ability is described as being able to think creatively and to evaluate one’s knowledges to tackle a problem as good as possible. To develop this, the pupils need to get the opportunity to discuss, create own problems and solve problems in many ways. They also must get to solve many problems during a long period of time. This study has compared two textbooks for grade five which are used in Swedish schools and has looked at their content and structure to see how they enable the development of the problem-solving ability. The study showed that both textbooks contain a low proportion of mathematical problems and the pupils are encouraged to discuss very little. The pupils are never asked to solve a problem in more than one way and only in one of the teaching materials the pupils get to practice making own problems. The conclusion was that both teaching materials need to be complemented by other education if the pupils are to develop the problem-solving ability in mathematics.